Objectives:
� Demonstrate familiarity with a major critical-theoretical framework for understanding literature;
� Apply concepts and vocabulary from a selected critical-theoretical framework; and
� Analyze and evaluate a text through the lens of a critical-theoretical framework.
Assignment: For your final paper, you will be using a critical/theoretical framework to analyze and evaluate one of the texts we have read this semester.
1. By now we have worked in class with each of the four frameworks. On Blackboard you will find copies of the frameworks. As a team, decide whether you want to all use the same framework or the same text. (This will provide the critical link for your group presentation later.) Once you have made this decision, divvy up the texts (or frameworks) accordingly.
2. On your own, review your framework and your text. Formulate a tentative claim about the work you will be analyzing from within your framework. You may refine this later.
3. Organize your ideas around your central claim. The claim should be stated clearly in your introduction as your thesis statement.
4. Your paper should start by providing an overview of the relevant background information and previous research. Then you can get into your specific points and evidence from the work(s) under study.
5. Write your paper. Make sure your heading, title, citations, and works cited are in MLA format.
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